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  1. This study aimed to compare the effects of two 12-week training intervention experimental ball games combined with standard behavioral rehabilitation against a control group solely utilizing standard behaviora...

    Authors: Kai Qi, Yufei Liu, Zuopeng Wang, Xuan Xiong, Kelong Cai, Yifan Xu, Yifan Shi, Zhiyuan Sun, Xiaoxiao Dong and Aiguo Chen
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:176
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  2. Soccer coaches often employ small-sided games (SSGs) to elicit both physiological and technical responses from players. However, numerous contextual factors can influence the outcomes of these games. This comp...

    Authors: ZhiHui Kang, Zhongju Chen and GuiYang Liu
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:174
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  3. Athletics (track and field) athletes are prone to develop bone stress injuries (BSIs) but epidemiological data on BSIs from top-level sports events are scarce.

    Authors: Tim Hoenig, Adam S. Tenforde, Karsten Hollander, Astrid Junge, Pedro Branco, Anders Vinther and Pascal Edouard
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:173
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  4. Blood-flow restriction (BFR) endurance training may increase endurance performance and muscle strength similar to traditional endurance training while requiring a lower training intensity. We aimed to compare ...

    Authors: Manuel Kuhn, Christian F. Clarenbach, Adrian Kläy, Malcolm Kohler, Laura C. Mayer, Martin Lüchinger, Belinda Andrist, Thomas Radtke, Sarah R. Haile, Noriane A. Sievi and Dario Kohlbrenner
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:172
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  5. Myofascial tissue plays a critical role in shoulder joint mobility disorders. Myofascial release therapy (MFR) is frequently utilized to restore the extensibility of fascial tissue and is considered beneficial...

    Authors: Yongzhong Li, Xuan Li, Haixin Song, Yiqun Shou and Qian Fang
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:171
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  6. Badminton, a dynamic sport, demands players to display exceptional physical attributes such as agility, core stability, and reaction time. Backward walking training on a treadmill has garnered attention for it...

    Authors: Omkar Sudam Ghorpade, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Ankita Sharma, Harun J. Almutairi, Fuzail Ahmad, Shahnaz Hasan, Abdul Rahim Shaik, Mohamed K. Seyam, Shadab Uddin, Saravanakumar Nanjan, Amir Iqbal and Ahmad H. Alghadir
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:170
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  7. Time-restricted feeding (TRF) is a dietary pattern that alternates between periods of fasting and feeding, which has gained significant attention in recent years. The 16/8 approach consists of fasting for 16 h...

    Authors: Yavelberg Loren, Gledhill Norman and Jamnik Veronica
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:169
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  8. The long-term monitoring of internal and external training load is crucial for the training effectiveness of athletes. This study aims to quantify the internal and external training loads of collegiate male vo...

    Authors: Han-Szu Lin, Huey-June Wu, Chung-Cheng Wu, Jian-Yu Chen and Chen-Kang Chang
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:168
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  9. Considering the effects of fatigue on athletic performance and the subsequent increase in the probability of injury, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of slow dynamic, fast dynamic, and stat...

    Authors: Abdolhamid Daneshjoo, Elham Hosseini, Safoura Heshmati, Mansour Sahebozamani and David George Behm
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:167
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  10. Orofacial and dental injuries in athletes, both amateur and professional, are highly prevalent. Mouthguards are devices to prevent this type of injury; however, athletes believe that the mouthguard limits thei...

    Authors: Edison Alveiro Acosta-Figueroa and Luis Alberto Sánchez-Alfaro
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:166
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  12. To determine the effectiveness of exercise intervention on postural balance, gait parameters, and muscle strength in children with cerebral palsy by quantifying the information from randomized controlled trial...

    Authors: Junjian Xiao, Linghong Liu, Nan Tang and Chao Yi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:164
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  13. Fall prevention and balance control constitute critical components of rehabilitation for stroke survivors. Kneeling training, characterized by its low center of gravity focus, has been incorporated into rehabi...

    Authors: Li Zhang, Jianguo Yang, Qiu Yang, Wenhan An, Daoqing Wang and Baojuan Cui
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:163
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  14. Declining physical activity among university students has become a concern, with increasingly poor dietary behaviors and other unfavorable factors having an impact on the occurrence of psychological symptoms. ...

    Authors: Qin Qiu, Guangxin Chai, Mengjie Xu and Jingjing Xiao
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:162
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  15. Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder and is considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, resulting in adverse health, social, and economic outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the eff...

    Authors: Alireza Rabieezadeh, Reza Mahdavinejad, Morteza Sedehi and Meisam Adimi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:161
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  16. The recent trend of increased indoor activities has significantly influenced daily life, enhancing the popularity of exercises like Pilates. This study explores how Pilates instructors’ leadership styles affec...

    Authors: Youngmi Kim, Soowon Chae, Insuk Sim and Buom Kim
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:160
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  17. Cochlear implantation (CI) surgery has become a prevalent method of hearing rehabilitation, since it has been acknowledged that it impacts effectively on the vestibular system. However, there is still no conse...

    Authors: Anna Zwierzchowska, Eliza Gaweł, Agata Krużyńska, Kajetan J. Słomka and Grzegorz Juras
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:159
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  18. Falling is highly prevalent among older adults and has serious impact. Age-induced mobility impairments, such as gait modifications, are strongly associated with increased fall risk. Among fall prevention inte...

    Authors: Lydia Willemse, Eveline J. M. Wouters, Martijn F. Pisters and Benedicte Vanwanseele
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:158
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  19. The relationship between hip strength deficiency in various planes and musculoskeletal injuries within the movement system has been well-established in numerous studies. The present study sought to explore the...

    Authors: Ozan Sever, Yunus Öztaşyonar, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, Bülent Okan Miçooğullari, Ryland Morgans and Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:157
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  20. There are now many different types of activity trackers, including pedometers and accelerometers, to estimate step counts per day. Previous research has extensively examined step-count measurements using activ...

    Authors: Takashi Nakagata, Yosuke Yamada, Masashi Taniguchi, Hinako Nanri, Misaka Kimura, Motohiko Miyachi and Rei Ono
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:156
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  21. It appears that active video games (AVGs) and training apps that allow for physical activity (PA) in immersive virtual reality (VR) may be useful for sports, health-enhancing PA, and physical education (PE). T...

    Authors: Jacek Polechoński
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:155
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  22. Bending the trunk forward and backward while standing are common daily activities and can have various patterns. However, any dysfunction in these movements can considerably affect daily living activities. Con...

    Authors: Taiki Morikawa, Nariyuki Mura, Toshiaki Sato and Hiroshi Katoh
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:154
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  23. Anxiety symptoms in older adults can significantly impact their well-being. Physical activity is increasingly recognized as a potential intervention to alleviate anxiety in this population. We conducted a syst...

    Authors: Saba Goodarzi, Mohammad Mobin Teymouri Athar, Maryam Beiky, Hanieh Fathi, Zahra Nakhaee, Samira Parvizi Omran and Arman Shafiee
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:153
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  24. To assess the feasibility, acceptability, safety, and short-term benefits of a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program for children and adolescents with long QT syndrome (LQTS).

    Authors: Luc Souilla, Sophie Guillaumont, Annie Auer, Gael Metzler, Anne Requirand, Marie Vincenti, Gregoire De La Villeon, Jean-Luc Pasquie, Denis Mottet and Pascal Amedro
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:152
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  25. Endurance athletes (EA) are an emerging population of focus for cardiovascular health. The oxygen uptake efficiency plateau (OUEP) is the levelling-off period of ratio between oxygen uptake (VO2) and ventilation ...

    Authors: Przemysław Kasiak, Tomasz Kowalski, Kinga Rębiś, Andrzej Klusiewicz, Dorota Sadowska, Adrian Wilk, Szczepan Wiecha, Marcin Barylski, Adam Rafał Poliwczak, Piotr Wierzbiński, Artur Mamcarz and Daniel Śliż
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:151
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  26. The overuse of supplements among athletes is a widespread issue affecting the health of both male and female athletes. However, research on supplements usage among female fitness athletes is limited, and there...

    Authors: Fatemeh Moradi, Akram Yazdani, Faezeh Nematolahi, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini-Roknabadi and Nasrin Sharifi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:150
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  27. Proprioception, the ability to sense the body’s position and movement, is essential for athletic performance and physical well-being. The literature highlights the importance of proprioceptive training in reha...

    Authors: Osman Yılmaz, Yusuf Soylu, Nurtekin Erkmen, Turgut Kaplan and Ladislav Batalik
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:149
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  28. Tetraplegia is a debilitating sequela of spinal cord injury (SCI). However, comprehensive approaches for determining the influence of various factors on activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with tetrap...

    Authors: Kimin Yun, Jin-cheol Lim and Onyoo Kim
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:148
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  29. The number of football teams in senior categories has increased. As outdoor sports entail players being exposed to sunlight, playing football may contribute to maintaining vitamin D stores and body mineral den...

    Authors: Kimiko Sakamoto, Takayuki Miyamori, Yuki Someya, Masashi Nagao, Yoshihiko Ishihara, Yohei Kobayashi, Yu Shimasaki, Junko Imai, Takeshi Ono, Hiroshi Ikeda, Kohzo Tashima and Masafumi Yoshimura
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:147
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  30. Frailty is an indicator of a decline in quality of life and functional capacity in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients. Currently, there is no standardized assessment tool for frailty used in CR. The aim of t...

    Authors: Carolin Steinmetz, Laura Krause, Samra Sulejmanovic, Sabrina Kaumkötter, Johanneke Hartog, Bart Scheenstra, Flohr Stefan, Thomas Mengden, Clemens Grefe, Ernst Knoglinger, Nils Reiss, Birna Bjarnason-Wehrens, Thomas Schmidt, Monika Sadlonova, Christine A. F. von Arnim and Stephanie Heinemann
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:146
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  31. The aim of the study was to determine the role of isometric strength and range of motion in predicting Functional Movement Screen (FMS) scores of adults. A total of 120 participants (age = 34.62 ± 11.82 years;...

    Authors: Mazhar Özkan, Umut Canli, Reem Alwhaibi, Kübra Ustaömer, Aydın Karaçam, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Lucimere Bohn, Kenan Sivrikaya, Aytekin Sönmeyenmakas and Pablo Prieto Gonzalez
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:145
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  32. Applying whole-body electromyostimulation (wbEMS) to voluntary activation of the muscle is known to impact motor unit recruitment. Thus, wbEMS as an additional training stimulus enhances force-related capaciti...

    Authors: Anne Krause, Christoph Centner, Moritz Walther, Daniel Memmert, Nicolas Walser and Ramona Ritzmann
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:144
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  33. Upper Cross Syndrome is a pattern of muscle imbalance and postural dysfunction that can cause discomfort and pain. This study’s objective was to compare the effects of Pilates exercises, corrective exercises, ...

    Authors: Nesa Shadi, Karim Khalaghi and Mohammad Seyedahmadi
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:143
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  34. The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of resistance training through full range of motion and static stretching (SS) of the hip and lower back extensors on flexibility and strength in healthy...

    Authors: Morten Rosenfeldt, Nicolay Stien, David G. Behm, Atle Hole Saeterbakken and Vidar Andersen
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:142
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  35. Vagally-mediated heart rate variability (vm-HRV) shows promise as a biomarker of internal training load (ITL) during exergame-based training or motor-cognitive training in general. This study evaluated the tes...

    Authors: Patrick Manser and Eling D. de Bruin
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:141
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  36. Extensive research has been conducted to investigate the short-term and long-term outcomes of arthroscopic Bankart repair, yielding varying results across different populations. However, there remains a dearth...

    Authors: Chunsen Zhang, Songyun Yang, Jiapeng Wang, Wenze Shao, Yizhou Huang and Xin Tang
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:140
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  37. Concussions in Rugby Union are common with an increased risk to adolescent players. Coaches are key to injury prevention and a greater understanding of their knowledge and sentiments may guide future initiativ...

    Authors: Daniel Garnett, Saul Cobbing, Carel Viljoen and Jon Patricios
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:139
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  38. Exposure of the human body to cold water triggers numerous beneficial physiological changes. The study aimed to assess the impact of regular winter swimming on blood morphological, rheological, and biochemical...

    Authors: Aneta Teległów, Kamil Konieczny, Ignacy Dobija, Justyna Kuśmierczyk, Łukasz Tota, Konrad Rembiasz and Marcin Maciejczyk
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:138
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  39. Respiratory muscle training plays a significant role in reducing blood lactate concentration (bLa) and attenuating negative physiological stress reactions. Therefore, we investigated if voluntary isocapnic hyp...

    Authors: Tomasz Kowalski, Adrian Wilk, Kinga Rębiś, Kim-Morgaine Lohse, Dorota Sadowska and Andrzej Klusiewicz
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:137
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  40. The study aimed to compare catecholamine, cortisol, and immune response in sprint- and endurance-trained athletes under the same training, aiming to observe if their sport specialization affects these markers ...

    Authors: Joanna Ostapiuk-Karolczuk, Anna Kasperska, Hanna Dziewiecka, Mirosława Cieślicka, Monika Zawadka-Kunikowska and Izabela Zaleska-Posmyk
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:136
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  41. Ice and snow sports, which are inherently high risk due to their physically demanding nature, pose significant challenges in terms of participant safety. These activities increase the likelihood of injuries, l...

    Authors: Zhanjiang Fan, Lanbin Min, Wenbin He, Yaorong Yang, Wen Ma and Jiayi Yao
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:135
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  42. The relationship between hamstring strength and hop performance after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with hamstring tendon (HT) autografts has not been well elucidated. The aim was to investig...

    Authors: Johan Högberg, Jakob Lindskog, Axel Sundberg, Ramana Piussi, Rebecca Simonsson, Kristian Samuelsson, Roland Thomeé and Eric Hamrin Senorski
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:134
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  43. Recent scientific evidence has challenged the traditional “rest-is-best” approach for concussion management. It is now thought that “exercise-is-medicine” for concussion, owing to dozens of studies which demon...

    Authors: Bhanu Sharma, Eric Koelink, Carol DeMatteo, Michael D. Noseworthy and Brian W. Timmons
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:133
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  44. Approximately 40–70% of older adults who have experienced falls develop fear of falling (FOF), with the incidence rate in nursing home residents reaching as high as 79.4%. An increasing number of studies have ...

    Authors: Jianlong Han, Hongwei Wang, Yunxin Ding, Qing Li, Huanqie Zhai and Shuling He
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:132
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  45. Insights derived from athletes who have completed the final phase of rehabilitation and successfully returned to their respective sports after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction could potentially ...

    Authors: Anne Fältström, Timmy Gustafsson, Nils Wärnsberg, Sofi Sonesson and Anna Hermansen
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:131
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  46. Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) are among the most common musculoskeletal joint diseases worldwide. International guidelines recommend exercise and education as first-line interventions for their management. ...

    Authors: Franziska Matile, Irina Nast and Karin Niedermann
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:130
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  47. It is firmly established that achieving a high ball speed during the execution of groundstrokes represents a relevant factor for success in tennis. However, little is known about how plantar pressure changes a...

    Authors: Johanna Lambrich and Thomas Muehlbauer
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:129
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  48. Multi-ingredient pre-workout dietary supplements (MIPS), which are combinations of different ingredients acting on different physiological mechanisms, can have a synergistic effect and improve performance. The...

    Authors: Aleksander Drwal, Tomasz Pałka, Lukasz Tota, Szczepan Wiecha, Pavol Čech, Marek Strzała and Marcin Maciejczyk
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:128
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  49. Cardiac rehabilitation has been identified as having the most homogenous clinical exercise service structure in the United Kingdom (UK), but inconsistencies are evident in staff roles and qualifications within...

    Authors: Anthony Crozier, Lee E. Graves, Keith P. George, David Richardson, Louise Naylor, Daniel J. Green, Michael Rosenberg and Helen Jones
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:127
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  50. This study was conducted during the 2019–2020 academic year to evaluate the impact of participation in school sports on students’ Body Mass Index (BMI) and Assessing Levels of Physical Activity (ALPHA) test sc...

    Authors: Selim Asan, Süleyman Ulupınar, Serhat Özbay, Sevinç Namlı, Cebrail Gençoğlu, Ferhat Canyurt, Yunus Emre Çingöz and Abdullah Bora Özkara
    Citation: BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation 2024 16:126
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